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Bangladesh PM's Helicopter-flying Servant Sparks Graft Probe

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she is "taking measures" after a slew of corruption scandals -- including one involving her former household servant who now travels by helicopter after amassing a staggering $34 million fortune.
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Biden hosted Starmer in the Oval Office of the White House

Starmer Enjoys 'Honeymoon' Start As UK PM

Britain's Keir Starmer could hardly have asked for a better first week as prime minister, from hobnobbing with fellow world leaders to England's run to the final of the European football championships.
Syria votes Monday in a parliamentary election restricted to residents of government-held areas that the exiled opposition has dubbed "absurd"

Syrians Prepare For 'Predetermined' Election

Campaign posters have sprung up across Damascus as Syria prepares to hold a parliamentary election in government-held areas on Monday that is designed to renew the ruling Baath party's grip on power.
US President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with national union leaders at the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)  headquarters in Washington, DC, on July 10, 2024.

Clooney, Democrats Pile Pressure On Biden

A Democratic senator on Wednesday called on US President Joe Biden to ditch his reelection bid, capping a brutal day that saw mounting pressure from high-profile actor and donor George Clooney and party heavyweight Nancy Pelosi.

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